What is the difference between a panther and a cougar?
The Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) and Texas Cougar (Puma concolor stanleyana) are two different subspecies of the mountain lion. There are some thirty subspecies of the American mountain lion also called Puma concolor in Latin that live in the Western Hemisphere, ranging from the southern tip of Chile northward into Canada. The Florida panther is the only breeding population of mountain lion that is known to survive east of the Mississippi River. There are some small physical or biological differences that distinguish Florida panthers from some of the other cougar subspecies, such as differences in the coloration and texture of the fur, body size, and skull structure. The Florida panther has short, rather stiff fur, with a slight reddish tinge, highlighted with gray. Its body size is smaller. Its skull has a broad, flat frontal region with a broad, upwardly arching nasal area. Some of the Florida panthers other distinct characteristics, like the kink at the end of its tail and
